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Fab Five

[Now that I received pictures I can do a proper post:)]

There once was a group of five lovely ladies who had a sense of humor all their own. They decided to call themselves the "Fab Five" because it was perfectly ridiculous. These women met when they were naive little freshmen in college, almost ten years ago [gasp!].They grew up together. They cried together. They did lots of laughing together. They laid around on couches for obscene amounts of time together, analyzing the world/boys/school/life. They shared their wardrobes, dreams, fears, and goals in life---all while sharing their bedrooms, too. And of course, they took an absurd number of pictures together through the years, to document their friendship.

Then something crazy happened: they started wearing diamonds on their ring fingers, changing their names, and dressing up in bridesmaid dresses. The Fab Five transitioned into life's next phase slowly but surely.

Wedding #1: Kim married Mark on September 16, 2006. Her engagement overlapped Julia's and her wedding was emotional for all of us [okay, some more than others]:

Wedding #2: Julia married Nate on May 27, 2007. Her engagement overlapped Hannah's and her wedding yielded the creepiest of Fab Five pictures. It was a serious day:Wedding #3: Hannah marries Michael on August 25, 2007. Julia learns that being a Matron of Honor requires significant amounts of Xanax because speeches are scary! Wedding #4: Kristen will marry Will on May 2, 2009: engaged December 4, 2007.Try to watch the following series without grinning ear-to-ear:

[of course she is on her cell phone IMMEDIATELY!]

Wedding #5: Lindsey will marry John, engaged July 12, 2008. No talks about The Date just yet, the girl has only been engaged a few days, people!Again, I dare you to view these images without saying, "Awwwwww":He gave her a flip book, with pictures of him holding the signs " Will You Marry Me?"He hired a photographer to catch this moment, but poor Lindsey had no clue. She went into the ugly cry and stole John's sunglasses to hide the evidence.Then he tells her, "Oh yeah, we are being photographed right now."And so, the story of continues. More laughter, memories, and pictures to follow their future transitions in life. Even if one of the ladies lives in The Great North, their friendship remains--- enhanced by emails, phone calls, and many gallons of expensive gasoline. And it's all worth it:)

Does anyone else have a core group of girls going through these transitions together? Isn't it fun?

WOW!!! That is awesome! I do have a group of friends going through the same thing. 1 married, 2 engaged (I am one of them), 1 possibly getting engaged in the next year, and 1 getting married someday :)

Good God, it hasn't really been 10 years has it?!??! And I am obsessed with those pics of Lindsey - every time I look at them I get tears in my eyes. Especially since Lindsey isn't the emotional type at all. Adorable.

Okay, wait....what? Without grinning? And without saying awww? How about without getting chills and streaming tears - for people I don't even know?!! Love this post and what an awesome group of girls :)

Aww, this is such a cute post and such adorable stories! I wish I still had my group of girlfriends. We still keep in touch, but we were inseperable in high school. I just think it's so cool that you are all going through these life events together. Just think, someday you can play bridge together too.

Just so you know, the quote 'Fab Five' is usually said in a deep man voice. I forgot to mention that. And Linds~if you would have passed out, the pictures would have been even MORE priceless. E emailed me and she is alive, with computer and all:)

I'm glad everyone liked! Now I can do some fun planning pictures and relive my glory days:)

I have four sisters and one is married, one engaged, two of us probably will be in the next couple years, and one is only 19 and not in a relationship so she'll be a few more years down the road! It's very fun to always have a wedding to look forward to in the family and different life changed (new jobs, graduations, moves) to celebrate and enjoy!I also have a very large, very close group of friends who have all grown up together and celebrate each other's life changes.

I am having a hard time figuring out why in the last few engagement pictures there aren't any people watching!! Hello people, come gather around this couple!! I like the "ugly cry" comment, made me laugh but she looks absolutely beautiful in their happy picture.